Sumi Painting - Sumi Inks and Accessories

Formulated for sumi painting and calligraphy, this sumi ink is in convenient liquid form. This is permanent, black ink made from quality vegetable oil soot, formulated especially for sumi painting and calligraphy. Yasutomo Black Sumi Ink contains shellac and is waterproof when dry..

Formulated for sumi painting and calligraphy, this sumi ink is in convenient liquid form. This is permanent, black ink made from quality vegetable oil soot, formulated especially for sumi painting and calligraphy.

For more than a thousand years, the method of making Sumi sticks has remained the same. Soot from pine or certain vegetable oils mixed with animal or fish glue is molded and dried to form a well-shaped, solid block that, when ground on a Suzuri stone with water, turns to ink.

Specially formulated for use with traditional Sumi-e ink wash painting techniques, these professional, artist-grade watercolors offer a high pigment concentration that works exceptionally well on absorbent rice papers. They are great for calligraphy, rubber stamping, card making, and paper crafts.